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The '''Minister of State''', who has special responsibility for ], is officially styled '''Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and at the Department of Education and Science (with special responsibility for Children)''', and is a ] post in the Departments of ], ] and ] of the ]. The Minister works together with the various senior Ministers in these departments and has special responsibility for children's affairs. The Minister of State does not hold ] rank, however, the minister attends cabinet meetings and is known as a "superjunior". The position, in its current form, was created on 20 December 1994. The '''Minister of State for Children'''{{efn|The last minister was styled in full: Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, at the Department of Justice and Law Reform and at the Department of Education and Skills (with special responsibility for Children).}} was a ] post in the Departments of ], ] and ] of the ]. The Minister of State worked together with the various senior Ministers in these departments and had special responsibility for children's affairs.


The first Minister of State with responsibility for Children was appointed on 20 December 1994.<ref name=24th_Govt/> There has not been a Minister of State with this responsibility since the creation of the full cabinet position of ] in March 2011.
The current incumbent is ], ], who took up the post in May 2008.


==Minister of State for Children 1994&ndash;present== ==List of office-holders 1994&ndash;2011==
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|- |-
⚫ !colspan="2"|#
!Name !Name
!colspan="2"|Term of office
!Entered Office
⚫ !colspan="2"|Party
!Left Office
!Government
!Party
|- |-
! style="background-color: {{Fine Gael/meta/color}}" |
|1.
|] |]
|20 December 1994 |20 December 1994
|26 June 1997 |26 June 1997
|] | {{party name with colour|Fine Gael}}
|]<ref name=24th_Govt>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1995-01-24/18/|title=Appointment of Members of Government and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (27th Dáil) – Tuesday, 25 January 1995|website=Houses of the Oireachtas|access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref>
|- |-
⚫ |]
! style="background-color: {{Fianna Fáil/meta/color}}" |
|2.
|]
|8 July 1997 |8 July 1997
|1 February 2000 |1 February 2000
|] | {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|rowspan=2|]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1997-07-09/17/|title=Appointment of Members of Government and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (28th Dáil) – Wednesday, 9 July 1997|website=Houses of the Oireachtas|access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref>
|- |-
! style="background-color: {{Fianna Fáil/meta/color}}" |
|3.
|] |]
|1 February 2000 |1 February 2000
|6 June 2002 |6 June 2002
|] | {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|- |-
⚫ |]
! style="background-color: {{Fianna Fáil/meta/color}}" |
|4.
⚫ |]
|19 June 2002 |19 June 2002
|14 June 2007 |14 June 2007
|] | {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2002-06-18/12/|title=Appointment of Members of Government and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (29th Dáil) – Tuesday, 18 June 2002|website=Houses of the Oireachtas|access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref>
|- |-
! style="background-color: {{Fianna Fáil/meta/color}}" |
|5.
|] |]
|20 June 2007 |20 June 2007
|7 May 2008 |7 May 2008
|] | {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2007-06-26/16/|title=Appointment of Members of Government and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (30th Dáil) – Tuesday, 26 June 2007|website=Houses of the Oireachtas|access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref>
|- |-
|]
! style="background-color: {{Fianna Fáil/meta/color}}" |
|6.
⚫ |]
|7 May 2008 |7 May 2008
|9 March 2011
|''Incumbent''
|] | {{party name with colour|Fianna Fáil}}
|]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2008-05-08/2/|title=Appointment of Members of Government and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (30th Dáil) – Thursday, 8 May 2008|website=Houses of the Oireachtas|access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref>
|} |}


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Latest revision as of 16:00, 17 October 2023

The Minister of State for Children was a junior ministerial post in the Departments of Health and Children, Justice and Law Reform and Education and Skills of the Government of Ireland. The Minister of State worked together with the various senior Ministers in these departments and had special responsibility for children's affairs.

The first Minister of State with responsibility for Children was appointed on 20 December 1994. There has not been a Minister of State with this responsibility since the creation of the full cabinet position of Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in March 2011.

List of office-holders 1994–2011

Name Term of office Party Government
Austin Currie 20 December 1994 26 June 1997 Fine Gael 24th
Frank Fahey 8 July 1997 1 February 2000 Fianna Fáil 25th
Mary Hanafin 1 February 2000 6 June 2002 Fianna Fáil
Brian Lenihan 19 June 2002 14 June 2007 Fianna Fáil 26th
Brendan Smith 20 June 2007 7 May 2008 Fianna Fáil 27th
Barry Andrews 7 May 2008 9 March 2011 Fianna Fáil 28th

Notes

  1. The last minister was styled in full: Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, at the Department of Justice and Law Reform and at the Department of Education and Skills (with special responsibility for Children).

References

  1. ^ "Appointment of Members of Government and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (27th Dáil) – Tuesday, 25 January 1995". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  2. "Appointment of Members of Government and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (28th Dáil) – Wednesday, 9 July 1997". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  3. "Appointment of Members of Government and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (29th Dáil) – Tuesday, 18 June 2002". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  4. "Appointment of Members of Government and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (30th Dáil) – Tuesday, 26 June 2007". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  5. "Appointment of Members of Government and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (30th Dáil) – Thursday, 8 May 2008". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
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